Shawatu Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Shawatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 148 | 1:104,312 | 14,575 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shawatu (26) may also be a first name.
Shawatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shawatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shawatu is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shawatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shawatu is the 1,359,010th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Shawatu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shawatu live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shawatu is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name globally, borne by 26 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 104,312. In Zimbabwe Shawatu is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 44 percent reside, Harare Province, where 22 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Shawatu is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawatu | 92 | 64 | / |
| Sahawatou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Shahawatu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shabatu | 86 | 18 | / |
| Shavatu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sawatau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shaibatu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Sawadtup | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sawastud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chawatou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shaabatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shaabotu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shabaatu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sawattus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sabatu | 77 | 170 | / |
| Savatu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Sawotu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sowatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zawatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahabatou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chawaatou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sabatou | 71 | 100 | / |
| Shabotu | 71 | 80 | / |
| Sabatui | 71 | 25 | / |
| Souwatu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Saibatu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Savatou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Savatau | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sauvatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabaatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabhatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saabatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shevatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savattu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Savathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chavatus | 67 | 32 | / |
| Shabothu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Saibatou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sahvatou | 67 | 19 | / |
| Saweitou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sahbatou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chavathu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saybatou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souwatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabhadtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saavathu | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shawatu
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